Samuel's 9th Birthday Celebrations

Turning nine is a big deal, and Samuel's birthday celebrations spanned several days. The week before his birthday, we hosted a birthday party for him and a few of his friends. Samuel requested a video game themed party and wanted to have several outdoor games followed by pizza, dessert, and video games. 

The first game we played was Creeper Tag. We divided the kids into two teams and assigned some to be Creepers. The Creepers had to tag the Miners who were trying to collect bricks and return them to their homes. 

We played several rounds, so all the kids would have a turn to be a Creeper. The game wore Samuel out!

After Creeper Tag, we played a few rounds of dodge ball. 

Then we came inside for pizza and drinks. 

This is NINE!

Then the kids divided up. Some went back outside to play, and the rest split up amongst our two TVs to play nintendo. 

The Little Girls made up their own games while the big kids played video games. 

Before the end of the party we had dessert. Samuel asked for cobbler for his birthday party dessert, so I made two flavors- peach and apple. We also served ice cream too. 

And I made Creeper Rice Krispie treats as favors. 

We had the best night celebrating this Sweet Boy and all his favorite things. 

The next weekend Grandma and Grandpa came up to help us celebrate. I always let the kids choose their meals on their birthday. Samuel requested Ihop for his birthday dinner. He ate the entire adult meal. 

After his sweet, sugary crepes, we came home for more celebrating with his request of cheesecake. I don't know how almost all of my kids have moved on from the traditional birthday cake!

We had plans for most of the day on his actual birthday which was a Monday, so the day before we let him open his gift from us which was an attachment for his hover board. 

He spent the afternoon figuring out how to ride it. 

He also opened gifts from other family members including a fun new game and rollerblades. 

Samuel's ninth birthday fell on the first day of Spring Break. For his birthday breakfast he asked for homemade bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits. I really do love his specific and unique preferences around his birthday. 

We spent his birthday at my mom's house with his aunt, uncle and cousins and more birthday cake that evening. We celebrated hard with our nine year old! We all think he's pretty special!